Sad-iron heater.



G. W. FALLIN.

SAD IRON HEATER.

APPLICATION FILED 13113, 1908,

901 ,797. Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEioE.

GEORGE W. FALLIN, OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR TO MATHEW M. FREED,OF

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA.

SAD-IRON HEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 13, 1908.

Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

Serial No. 432,680.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. FALLIN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Montgomery, in the county of Montgomery and State ofAlabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-IronHeaters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in sad iron heaters, and consists incertain novel constructions and combinations of parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

Referring to the drawings forming a part hereof, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a sad iron provided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is acentral longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 ofFig. 2,

- and Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section through the plug.

The present embodiment of my invention consists of a body portion 1,comprising a casting of steel or iron, cored, and provided centrallywith the air supply openings 2.

The main generator comprises a tube 3, having one end inserted in a plug4, which plug is provided with an annular flange 5, and wit-h a passage6, communicating with the interior of the tube 3.

A tee 7 is inserted in the outer end of the plug, the tee being providedwith a passage 8 communicating with the passage of the plug, andprovided at the junction of the branch 9 and the main portion of the teewith a valve seat 10, which is adapted to be closed by a needle valve11, threaded into the end of the tee, and provided with a hand wheel 12.

The end of the tee 7 is closed by a packing nut 13, a packing 14 beingarranged between the nut and the end of the tube.

The lateral branch 9 of the tee is provided with a passage 15communicating with the passage 8, and also with the fuel tank 20. a

The tube 3 is lined with asbestos 21, and communicates by another tube22 with the lower generator 23, which is supported directly below themain generator or tube 3. The generator 23 is provided with a pluralityof perforations 24, for permitting the escape of gas, the ets impingingagainst the surface of the main generator 3. v

The free end of the main generator is closed by a cap 25, and the fueltank 20 is provided with an inlet opening 26, normally closed by a screwthreaded plug 27.

The bottom of the fuel tank is covered by a fine wire gauze 28, toprevent the passage of impurities into the tee.

In operation, the main generating tube 3 is heated by any suitable meansuntil the alcohol therein is vaporized the vapor passing therefromthrough the connecting tube 22, to the generator23, and upon issuingfrom the perforations 24, the gas is lighted. The jets thus continue thevaporization of the alcohol in the main generator, and the heattherefrom passing upwards impinges upon the inner surface of that faceof the sad iron which is uppermost. Then the lower face of the sad ironin use becomes cool, the iron is reversed thus bringing the heated facein operative position.

The body of the sad iron is mounted in a yoke-shaped handle 30, one arm31 of the handle being provided with a bearing 32 engaged by the plug 4,and the other arm 32 of the handle is connected with a boss 33 on thebody by a screw 34. A spring actuated catch 35 is ournaled 0n the arm 32as at 36, and. the free end thereof is provided with a pin 37 adapted toengage openings 38 whereby to fix the body with respect to the handle.

The arms 31, 32 of the handle are connectedby a bolt 39, and a plate 40is arranged above the bolt extending between the arms.

It will. be noticed that the generator 23 extends beyond the end of thetube 3, as at 41, adjacent to the end of the sad iron body, whereby toheat the point of the arm by the direct impingement of the jets thereoninstead of by diffusion.

The plug 27 is hollow as shown in Fig. 4, and is provided with anopening 42 in its upper face and an opening 43 in its lower face, topermit the ingress of air to take the place of the fuel passing to thegenerator. The object of the plug so arranged is to prevent the alcoholfrom being spilled while manipulating the iron.

I claim The combination with the body of a sad iron, of a heatercomprising a plug engaging the body having a longitudinal opening, atube threaded into the plug, and extending into the body of the sadiron, a-seeondtube-l trollingth'e communicationbetweenthe tank arrangedbelow the first tube and provlded and the plug. wlth a pluravhtv ofperfora-tlons, a tube cont P nectlng the two first named tubes and ex. 5tendlng 111t0 the upper tube, an asbestos fitnesses:

hnlng 1n the upper tube, a fuel tank e011- DANIEL F. BLAKE), nected wlththe plug, and a Valve for con- M. M. FREED.

GEORGE W. FALIJIN.

